Craig Campbell

Rising country star Craig Campbell has been taking over radio with his song "Keep Them Kisses Comin.'" Get to know the singer better and check out what you may not know about Craig!
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Craig Campbell was born in Lyons, Georgia. </p>
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In first grade, he started off playing piano and singing in Church.
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When he was 11, his father passed away from colon cancer. He is now an advocate for cancer awareness.
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Craig has four siblings.
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His older sister, Lynn, helped raise him while his mother worked.
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Lynn pushed him to try out for the Jimmy Dean True Value Country Showdown singing competition where he won at the age of 15. He won again at 18.
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Before moving to Nashville in 2002, he worked at the Georgia Department of Corrections.
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When he got to Nashville he was determined to get a record deal, but he turned down his first offer.
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Craig started out playing piano for fellow Georgian Luke Bryan.
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It was Luke who persuaded Craig to start writing music.
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Luke Bryan's best piece of advice to him: "I would write every day, even if it is by yourself, write - if you can get a writing appointment, book them. You just got to keep writing."
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Craig also played piano for Tracy Byrd for more than a year.
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He married country singer Mindy Ellis in 2005. The couple released a duet, "Will You Marry Me," in February 2013.
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They have two daughters, Preslee and Kinni.
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His daughters appear in the music video for his hit song "Family Man" released in 2010.
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He's good friends with Randy Houser...
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and Lee Brice!
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"Family Man" was featured on an episode of "True Blood" during Season 4.
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George Strait is one of the reasons he loves country music.
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Alan Jackson is also a big influence for him.
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Nothing influences his music more than his family! <p><a target="blank" href="http://www.iheart.com/artist/Craig-Campbell-370306/">Listen to Craig Campbell on iHeartRadio</a></p>
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"Outta My Head" was originally meant for Scotty McCreery but was sent to Craig by mistake!
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He performed at the T.J. Martell Foundation's Battle for the Bones fundraiser in Nashville on October 31, 2013, dressed as Beetlejuice.
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He released a cover of Lorde's "Royals" in November 2013.
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Craig appeared on Fox & Friends in March to promote Colon Cancer Awareness month as well as perform a new song, "Keep Them Kisses Comin.' "
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